Comparison

Private Notes vs Reword

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ€” with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Private Notes

Features
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LockNotes is a privacy-focused iOS app that lets you store personal notes securely on your device with built-in lock protection. Your data stays local, works offline, and is never uploaded to the cloud. Designed for speed, simplicity, and security, LockNotes gives you full control over your private information.

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Reword

Features
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Reword rewrites, fixes and restyles your text in seconds โ€” and it all happens right on your iPhone. Powered by Apple Intelligence, Reword runs completely on-device. Your text never leaves your phone: no servers, no account, no tracking. It even works in airplane mode. Type or paste anything, pick an action, and watch the result appear instantly: โ€ข Fix Grammar โ€” correct spelling, grammar and punctuation โ€ข Rewrite โ€” make any text clearer and more natural โ€ข Make Shorter / Longer โ€” tighten or expand โ€ข Tone โ€” Formal, Casual or Friendly โ€ข Summarize โ€” get the key points โ€ข Bullet Points โ€” turn text into a clean list โ€ข Custom Prompt โ€” tell Reword exactly what to do Reword into any language โ€” it always replies in the language you wrote in. Use it anywhere: the Share Extension lets you reword selected text in Mail, Notes, Messages, Safari and almost any other app, without switching back and forth. Fix Grammar and Rewrite are free forever. Reword Pro unlocks every other action, custom prompts and your full history โ€” a single one-time purchase, no subscription. Private by design. Fast. Yours. Requires a device with Apple Intelligence (iPhone 15 Pro or later, iOS 26).

Screenshots

Private Notes4 screens
Reword4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Private Notes at Free against Reword's $0.99. Private Notes also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months). On ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Private Notes is free to download; Reword costs $0.99 up front. Reword sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Private Notes asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Private Notes ships an update fortnightly, Reword every 4 months. Both last shipped on November 9, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences ยท 2 level
Private Notes versus Reword: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrivate NotesReword
PriceFree โ€” better$0.99
Update frequencyFortnightly โ€” betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad โ€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.6 โ€” better26.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size2 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTalal AslamJulian Christopher Siebert

In-app purchases

None

Private Notes

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Reword

One-time1
  • Reword Pro$4.99

Questions

Is Private Notes free?
Private Notes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Reword free?
Reword costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do Private Notes or Reword have ads?
Neither Private Notes nor Reword shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Private Notes or Reword?
Private Notes ships an update fortnightly, and Reword every 4 months. Most recently, Private Notes was updated on November 9, 2026 and Reword on November 9, 2026.

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